The most recent film I watched that had some hacking involved was "Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard" and it was enjoyable, typical Die Hard fashion with plenty of action with some technology thrown into the mix.

I also watched "Firewall" starring Harrison Ford and thought it was entertaining.

Sneakers is a little older, but it is exactly about a small pen testing company long before the phrases 'pen testing' or 'ethical hacking' came on the scene. They also make use of a red team where each member has a specific skill: a social engineer, an electronics/telecom guy, a computer expert, ex-fed, etc. Good stuff.

while not out yet, 2 movies that are on my must see list (the only two so far, but I don't watch movies much any more) this year:Tron Legacy (I loved the original Tron)The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (there is a book too).

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chrisj wrote:while not out yet, 2 movies that are on my must see list (the only two so far, but I don't watch movies much any more) this year:Tron Legacy (I loved the original Tron)The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (there is a book too).

Tron Legacy looks awsome! I cannot wait for it. The Comicon trailer was just put together by the production company, it is not going to be in the movie.

1. War Games - This film perfectly fed off the paranoia of the computerisation of safety critical system and fear of nuclear annihilation. It's a fun movie and while it looks dated on the surface older folks among us can get a real nostalgia hit for this one too.

Sneaker's was excellent! Wargames is classic, its like a must see for any geek I think!Hackers was, entertaining. Firewall and The Net were also great. The Net was great for the ID theft aspect.

As far as TV, Leverage is a great series and Burn Notice is another entertaining one. Think I like most about Burn Notice is the narration of why he is doing certain things. Most of it is made up but plays out to look true enough. Leverage has some great scenes, like when the rewind at the end of the episode to show you some of the hidden tricks they used to pull off the job.